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Why UPSC SCRA is the best option to study engineering free of cost?

Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) Course

One
can pave their path for a bright career just with 10+2 MPC through Special Class
Railway Apprentice (SCRA) course by the railways. Moreover, one can also
receive stipend every month while pursuing the course. On completion of UPSC
SCRA one can immediately join in Mechanical Engineer post in railways. So this
is a golden job opportunity for those students who are doing or completed their
intermediate with MPC group.

The
special class railway apprentice (SCRA) is one of the best exams being
conducted by the UPSC. This can be defined as a best job opportunity to all
those candidates who have completed or doing their 10+2 with Maths, Physics and
Chemistry. Those who have qualified for SCRA course can join in the four years Mechanical
Engineering course along with earning a stipend of Rs 9100 per month. Selected
candidates shall have training at the Jabalpur workshop in Bihar. During vacation the training sessions are
conducted in BIT Mesra. Those who have completed their course successfully are
awarded the degree by BIT-Mesra.

SCRA Selection Process

Candidates
are selected for UPSC Special Class Railway Apprentice Course through written
test and personality test. Those who have a grip on intermediate subjects can
easily clear the SCRA exam because in this exam the questions carrying 400
marks are based on the intermediate maths, physics and chemistry syllabus.

USPC SCRA Written exam pattern:

All
questions are given at the intermediate level in Special Class Railway
Apprentice Exam. All are multiple choice questions given in English language.
There is negative marking for the wrong answers. There are three papers in the
written test with each section carrying 200 marks.

Personality
test: 200 marks (to only those who have qualified in the written test)

SCRA Exam Preparation tips:

Questions
are framed to test the candidate’s knowledge and understanding of English. For
this one need to practice English usage and vocabulary exercises.

In
the general knowledge section, one has to focus more on the topics like
physical geography, politics, history, social planning, social welfare,
economics and five year plans and policies.

By
going through the social and science books from 6th to 10th
one can mostly finish their geography preparation.

For
math’s, physics and chemistry one need to thoroughly read the intermediate
books

Should
practice as many model questions as possible

Stipend:

For
candidates selected for SCRA course every month Rs 9100 is paid during the four
years duration of the course. For every 6 months the semester exams are
conducted. Those who are not up to mark are detained in between the course. One
should write a bond paper that they shall work for at least 3 years in the
railways.

Probation period of Special Class Railway Apprentice:

Those
who have completed the SCRA course successfully are placed as mechanical
engineers with three years’ probation period in the railways. According to
present salary scales one can earn up to Rs 30,000 in the probation period.
Along with this one can travel in the AC coaches along with their family free
of cost. Those who are selected in SCRA can grow in the future to handle top
position like the railway board chairman. Positions to railway divisional
engineer, zonal chief engineer etc can be achieved by everyone who are selected
for the SCRA.